[Opinions] Minerva
What are your thoughts on Minerva for a little girl?
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I like it, overall. I've known one, so it's familiar; it's elegant and has verve...but I do think there is something pinched about it, and I do vaguely associate it with warfare.
I prefer Minerve slightly - I think it's both more jaunty and more dignified - but I know that's an unpopular opinion.
I prefer Minerve slightly - I think it's both more jaunty and more dignified - but I know that's an unpopular opinion.
This message was edited 8/9/2019, 11:25 AM
I think it's a really cool name, personally, but it might pose some problems - namely due to the "nerve" part right in the middle. Though I suppose there are worse things to be called than "nervy" / "nervous".
I like it as a middle name, too. A combo that used to be in my Top 10 was Aline Minerva.
I like it as a middle name, too. A combo that used to be in my Top 10 was Aline Minerva.
I think it's lovely - unusual but not too unfamiliar thanks to Harry Potter, and fairly straightforward in terms of spelling and pronunciation. I had a classmate in high school named Minerva and it didn't seem out of place or too much at all (granted, we were in drama club, where "too much" isn't a concept)
Love it
Really wanted to use it for my second daughter but hubby wasn't as keen on it and after testing it out with a few friends got some pretty horrendous reactions.
If we had a third, i'd love to use it but with Hermione and Minerva in the same sibling set, it would be just too HP :(
Damn JK Rowling for using so many great names!
Really wanted to use it for my second daughter but hubby wasn't as keen on it and after testing it out with a few friends got some pretty horrendous reactions.
If we had a third, i'd love to use it but with Hermione and Minerva in the same sibling set, it would be just too HP :(
Damn JK Rowling for using so many great names!
I like it as a middle name, but it's a lot for a little girl as a first name (unless it's Mina for short or something).
I adore it!
I’d really like to love it for an actual child, since I love the goddess and HP connection, and I like Minnie as a nickname. But I can’t quite get on board the -nerv sound. I have it as a top name, but for a cat haha. I’d love to meet one though.
I like it. There's at least one in my due-date group (and a few more babies have it as a middle name). I don't like any of the nicknames though, so it'd be a middle name only for me.